Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-16
4 FOOETsH TrriEF.
A Dulush Rank.CleFk's scheme 10
Get suddeniy Rich.

A Chicago special says On the after
noon OF Friday, September 10th, the
cashier of the Union National Bank Of
Duluth, MINI, was startled to discover
that somebody hadiu a mysterious way
entered vault of the bank some time
after the noon hour and had taken there
from several large packages OF money,
amounting in all TO 81, 800. No person
had been IN the bank that could not be
accounted for and the whole matter was
a deep mystery. Detectives were 1t once
put on the case. The seemingly mystic
rious actions OF a young man named !.
w. Bickcll. clerk in the bank,
attracted attention, and the iudica-
tions began 90 point strongly to
Bickoll as the thief. \ careful watch
was kept or bis movements. Theyoung
man had resigned his position IN the
bank. and stated he WAS going back to
Haveril Massachusetts,. Instead f
leaving directly, as he stated he was go
ing 10 do, he stayed around Duluth fora
few days acting very su,piciously On
Wednesday nighthe shipped his baggage,
and instead OF Going on the train himself
went 10 q road house few miles ont oi
Duluth and from there took the next
train for St. Paul, and from there weat
to Minneapolis, and stayed with friend
for a day and left i'll the evening for
Milwaukee.
On Friday he arrived in Chicago,
whore he was met by one of Pinkertons
men. On being accused Of the robbery
and asked where the money was he
stated that the money was IN his vallse,
which was brought with hm 10 the Of
fee. On the yahse being opened it was
found that the money was there IN ITS
original packages, and that Blckell had
only taken about $lJO from It.
A FULL CONFESSION.
He at once made full confession as
to the manner in which he committed
the robbery. lie said that he had fire.
quently noticed that while the cashier
read a paper he held it above his face IN
such "A way that man could easily slip
into the vault, and from that and other
carclessnoss on the part OF the bank
officials he had planned the robbery.
I The first thing he did was to pick out a
place to hide the money, next TO buy a
tin box and put it in there, and
on Friday, September 10Th, an OPP
portunity came along for him to get a
large amount OF money, which had been
put mp for the payment Ot some mines,
and ut l2:lj on that day he slipped into
the vault, brought ont the five packages
and put them down near the letter-press,
where he kept his letters, then rolled
them in a newspaper, carclcssly threw
his coat over his arm and the
package inside of his coat. 1t being
warm. he walked out. He ran rapidly
to the place he had selected to hide th'
money, put it away, and then wen
to the hotel to dinner IN the hotel h,
engaged himself in conversation with d
number Of people. so that he would be
able to prove m oijbi should he be nc
cused of tie robbery. lie took ont SLOT
for general use, and the rest ho left hid
until the night that he lett Duluth.
lie purchased with the money he kept
ont q suit Of clothes, a new yallse, and a
ticket to Portland, Me-, and got as fir as
Chicago, where he was taken with the
money in his possession. lie VIII be
taken to Duluth tonight.